The reason that Dalmellington is called: ‘A village in the
stars’ is that a dark sky observatory is based there.
Galloway forest is considered to be one of the best places
for stargazing in the world
Mrs Jones and Ruby: ‘I take Mrs Mackenzie’s dogs out for walks. This is number two out of six today’.
As well as being a village in the stars it is also a village of Sky satellite dishes
Islay McLeod is deputy editor of the Scottish Review
